Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2022-22755

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60397

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22755

CWE-ID: CWE-664

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to the way XSL documents are handled by the browser. A remote attacker can trick the victim to load a specially crafted XSL document that can continue JavaScript execution within the bounds of the same-origin policy even after the browser tab is closed.

Mozilla Firefox
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
openEuler
firefox
firefox-debuginfo
firefox-debugsource
mozilla-crashreporter-firefox-debuginfo
firefox (Ubuntu package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

Mozilla Firefox - update to 97.0
firefox - update to 79.0-16
firefox-debuginfo - update to 79.0-16
firefox-debugsource - update to 79.0-16
mozilla-crashreporter-firefox-debuginfo - update to 79.0-16
firefox (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, 97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1

• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR
• Gentoo update for Mozilla Firefox
• Ubuntu update for firefox
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for firefox
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for firefox